# Hot paper lantern

Also known as Paper Lantern, Hot Paper Lantern Habanero.
Species: Capsicum chinense.

Hot paper lantern is a Capsicum chinense cultivar from Peru. Capsi’s sourced range is 150,000–449,999 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is sweet, fruity, tropical, smoky. Used for fresh in salsas, hot sauces, and marinades featuring tropical fruits like mango or pineapple, drying into flakes or powder due to thin walls, roasting, grilling, pickling, stuffing, simmering whole in soups, stews, and curries. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.
About 14 times a Capsi Jalapeño (25,086 SHU typical).

## Heat sources

- 150,000–400,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Hot Paper Lantern Pepper Seeds
  https://pepperjoe.com/products/hot-paper-lantern-pepper-seeds

- 200,000–350,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Hot Paper Lantern Pepper
  https://vibrantearthseeds.com/products/paper-lantern-pepper

- 150,000–400,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  HOT PAPER LANTERN Hot Pepper
  https://harlequinsgardens.com/hot-paper-lantern-hot-pepper/

- 200,000–449,999 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Hot Paper Lantern
  https://ohiopeppers.com/product/hot-paper-lantern/

- 350,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Paper Lantern Habanero- certified Organic
  https://quillhillfarm.com/products/paper-lantern-habanero-dried

## Heritage

We don't have a documented family for this pepper yet.

## Page sources

- [Detailed guide to heat, flavor, appearance, and culinary uses.](https://pepperscale.com/hot-paper-lantern/)
- [Johnny's Selected Seeds catalog with breeder info (Janika Eckert), fruit description, maturity details, and growing specs.](https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/peppers/hot-peppers/hot-paper-lantern-organic-habanero-pepper-seed-2343G.html)
- [Specialty Produce entry with appearance, flavor, uses, and botanical classification.](https://specialtyproduce.com/produce/Hot_Paper_Lantern_Chile_Peppers_11095.php)
- [Seed retailer confirmation of species, origin, SHU, and harvest timing.](https://pepperjoe.com/products/hot-paper-lantern-pepper-seeds)
- [Grower account confirming breeder, open-pollinated status, and northern-climate suitability.](https://www.layinggroundwork.org/hot-paper-lantern-pepper/)

## FAQ
### How hot is Hot paper lantern?

Capsi’s sourced range is 150,000–449,999 SHU (Vendor Claim). Capsi uses a sourced range and a trust tier, not a single marketing number. How we verify heat: https://web.thecapsi.app/learn/heat-and-capsaicin/how-we-measure-heat

### What does Hot paper lantern taste like?

Subtly sweet and fruity with tropical notes and a slower heat build that allows sweetness and light smokiness to emerge before the intense burn.

### How do I grow Hot paper lantern?

Hot paper lantern: about 90 days to maturity, tropical (adaptable to cooler northern climates) climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for Hot paper lantern?

Habanero

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/hot-paper-lantern
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data